roho

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Verb

roho

  1. to fly

References

Ingrian
Rohhoa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Votic roho, from Proto-Finnic *rooho.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈroho/, [ˈro̞ho̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈroho/, [ˈro̞ho̞]
  • Rhymes: -oho
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ho

Noun

roho

  1. grass (small wild green plant)
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Roho noisoo. Noisoo lehti.
      The grass shoots up. The leaf ascends.
  2. (in compounds) green

Declension

An irregular partitive singular rohta, roht is occasionally used.

Declension of roho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative roho rohot
genitive rohon rohhoin, roholoin
partitive rohhoa rohoja, roholoja
illative rohhoo rohhoi, roholoihe
inessive rohos rohois, roholois
elative rohost rohoist, roholoist
allative roholle rohoille, roholoille
adessive rohol rohoil, roholoil
ablative roholt rohoilt, roholoilt
translative rohoks rohoiks, roholoiks
essive rohonna, rohhoon rohoinna, roholoinna, rohhoin, roholoin
exessive1) rohont rohoint, roholoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms
  • rooho (originally native)

Derived terms

See also

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 484

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُوح (rūḥ).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

roho (n class, plural roho)

  1. spirit, soul, personality

Derived terms

See also

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

roho

  1. decrepit

Inflection
Inflection of roho (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. roho
genitive sing. rohon
partitive sing. rohod
partitive plur. rohoid
singular plural
nominative roho rohod
accusative rohon rohod
genitive rohon rohoiden
partitive rohod rohoid
essive-instructive rohon rohoin
translative rohoks rohoikš
inessive rohos rohoiš
elative rohospäi rohoišpäi
illative rohoze rohoiže
adessive rohol rohoil
ablative roholpäi rohoilpäi
allative rohole rohoile
abessive rohota rohoita
comitative rohonke rohoidenke
prolative rohodme rohoidme
approximative I rohonno rohoidenno
approximative II rohonnoks rohoidennoks
egressive rohonnopäi rohoidennopäi
terminative I rohozesai rohoižesai
terminative II roholesai rohoilesai
terminative III rohossai —
additive I rohozepäi rohoižepäi
additive II roholepäi rohoilepäi

References
  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “дряхлый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rooho.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈroho/, [ˈroho]
  • Rhymes: -oho
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ho

Noun

roho

  1. grass
  2. weed (unwanted plant)
  3. herb

Inflection
Declension of roho (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative roho rohod
genitive roho rohojõ, rohoi
partitive rohhoa rohoitõ, rohoi
illative rohhosõ, rohho rohoisõ
inessive rohoz rohoiz
elative rohossõ rohoissõ
allative roholõ rohoilõ
adessive rohollõ rohoillõ
ablative roholtõ rohoiltõ
translative rohossi rohoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Descendants
  • → Ingrian: roho

References
  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “roho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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